Olive oil Health Benefits

Olive oil is a fat obtained from the olive (the fruit of Olea europaea; family Oleaceae), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. The oil is produced by pressing whole olives. It is commonly used in cooking, whether for frying or as a salad dressing. It is also used in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps, and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps, and finds uses in some religions. It is associated with the Mediterranean diet popularized since the 1950s in North America for its possible health benefits.

Protective A Factor

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Mediterranean diet

Nutrition

Decreased risk of Breast Cancer Reproductive system	1 study Olive oil intake is inversely related to cancer prevalence: a syste... Study in 2011 -45% with High evidence in 4 years 37,140 subjects
Decreased risk of Ovary cancer Reproductive system	1 study Olive oil intake is inversely related to cancer prevalence: a syste... Study in 2011 -32% with High evidence in 4 years 37,140 subjects
Minor decreased risk of Larynx cancer Respiratory system	1 study Olive oil intake is inversely related to cancer prevalence: a syste... Study in 2011 -60% with Moderate evidence in 4 years 37,140 subjects
Minor decreased risk of Oral cavity and phary... Digestive system	1 study Olive oil intake is inversely related to cancer prevalence: a syste... Study in 2011 -60% with Moderate evidence in 4 years 37,140 subjects
Minor decreased risk of Heart Attack (Myocard... Cardiovascular system	1 study Mediterranean diet and reduction in the risk of a first acute myoca... Study in 2002 -40% with Moderate evidence 342 subjects
Minor decreased risk of Stomach cancer (Gastr... Digestive system	1 study Olive oil intake is inversely related to cancer prevalence: a syste... Study in 2011 -35% with Moderate evidence in 4 years 37,140 subjects
Minor decreased risk of Uterine Cancer Reproductive system	1 study Olive oil intake is inversely related to cancer prevalence: a syste... Study in 2011 -32% with Moderate evidence in 4 years 37,140 subjects

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Longevity Food

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Jeanne Calment, a French supercentenarian who has the longest confirmed human lifespan on record, living to the age of 122 years, ascribed her longevity and relatively youthful appearance for her age to a diet rich in extra virgin olive oil.

Living up to 120 years

Mariam Amash was born in 1888. She has 10 sons, 1 daughter, 120 grandchildren and 250 great-grandchildren. Amash lived in Jisr az-Zarqa, Israel, and was once the world's oldest woman.

Mariam attributed her longevity and youthfulness to olive oil. Additional attributes are longevity and the enhancement of aesthetic beauty. Amash claimed that she drank 1 full glass of olive oil every day

Extra-virgin olive oil is recommended